In a Playhouse staging of 'Peter Pan' in 1998, Antonia Nozicka (Peter) flew into the air above Nicole Runge (Wendy), Andrew Voss (John) and Zachary Voss (Michael). / Des Moines Community Playhouse/Special to the Regi

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'And yes, there will be flying.' Playhouse Director of Education and Youth Programming Kathy Pingel helped announce the theater's 2013-2014 lineup, which includes 'Peter Pan.' / Des Moines Community Playhouse/Special to the Regi

“Peter Pan” is coming to the Des Moines Community Playhouse next season.

“And yes, there will be flying. We promise,” said Kathy Pingel, the theater’s director of education and youth programming.

She and Playhouse Executive Director John Viars announced the lineup for the 2013-2014 season during a reception Tuesday night in the lobby. Viars and pianist Francine Griffith took turns on a keyboard to drop a few musical hints before the announcement of each title. It took just a few notes for the crowd to guess classics like “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Les Misérables.”

“Peter Pan” (Dec. 6-29) will fill the holiday slot on the main stage, following “The Wizard of Oz” in 2012 and “The Sound of Music” in 2011.

The decision to stage both “Fiddler” and “Cuckoo’s Nest” was influenced by results from an annual audience survey, Viars said. The two shows have been the most-requested musical and non-musical play, respectively, for several years. “(‘Fiddler’) has been haunting us,” Viars said, and “Cuckoo’s Nest” strikes a chord with the current discussions about mental health care reform. “It’s like it was written yesterday,” Viars said.

Most of the schedule was settled before the Playhouse’s board of directors met in December, but several pieces of the puzzle fell into place in the last few weeks. “Shrek” was a late addition, and the Playhouse will be just the second community theater in the country to present the modified version for kids (after the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City).

Likewise, the production rights to “Les Miz” and “Red,” about the painter Mark Rothko, became fair game only recently.

Tickets for the Playhouse’s 95th season will go on sale Tuesday online at www.dmplayhouse.com, over the phone at 515-277-6261, and at the box office at 831 42nd St.